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The tragedy of 4B: Scissoring out the patriarchy, but not scissoring each other

"The irony of 4B is that it doesn’t even scissor out the patriarchy because its logic continues to center it...", writes Marcie Bianco.

The American LGBTQ+ Museum Comes Into Focus

The forthcoming repository of queer history chooses a new executive for its leadership team, Suhaly Bautista-Carolina.

'American Idol': Meet the Women Who Found Love on Season 19

Anilee List and Andrea Valles are making beautiful music together.

Sally Ride and Nina Otero-Warren to Be 1st LGBTQ+ Faces on U.S. Coins

The women will be featured on quarters in 2022 as part of the U.S. Mint's American Women Quarters Program.

What Made Millions of Women Act Up?

People in over 200 countries celebrated One Billion Rising last week, including actresses Glenn Close and Thandie Newton, with flash mob dances and live protests.

How Trump’s ‘one big beautiful’ tax bill could impact women, children and LGBTQ+ Americans

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said over the weekend that the Senate package is projected to add $3.3 trillion to the national deficit over the next decade.

Poll: Trump Voters Believe Men Face More Bias Than LGBTQ People

Women, Mexican-Americans, and African-Americans have it easier than men, according to a new survey that sampled Trump and Clinton voters.

West Point military academy eliminates cadet clubs amid Trump’s diversity crackdown

Clubs for women in engineering, Native American heritage, and LGBTQ+ support have been disbanded.

Coretta Scott King dies at 78

King is being remembered as a tireless advocate for African-Americans, women, and gays and lesbians.

10 Trans Members of Migrant Caravan Granted Asylum

The Central American trans women expressed relief and gratitude after being allowed to stay in the United States.

Op-ed: Black Women, Gay Men Suffering at the Hands of Police

Media attention has focused on the mistreatment of African-American men by police, but black women -- and all minorities -- are suffering too.

Trans Woman Chynal Lindsey Murdered in Dallas

She is the eighth trans American murdered this year, all Black women, and the second in Dallas within two weeks.

Anti-LGBTQ+ Republican trounced in Missouri Republican primary. Was it worth her brother’s cushy job?

”I was a nobody and God transformed me into one of the most feared, respected, and loved women in American politics,” she said.

Dissecting the Catholic Church's Disrespect of LGBTQ+ People

What if the Roman Catholic Church wrote about African-Americans and women the way it still writes about LGBTQ+ people? 

Abortion Views: Clearest Difference Between Clinton and Trump?

At the vice-presidential debate Americans once again watched men debate women's rights -- but there were stark differences between the participants. 

Rachel Maddow on When a Woman Presidential Candidate Was a Joke (Video)

In the 1960s and '70s, even as other nations elected women leaders, many Americans thought a woman running for president was a laughing matter.

Donald Trump Blames Black Lives Matter for Violence Against Police

In an interview with Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly, Trump declares if elected he'll task his attorney general to monitor the group, cofounded by two queer African-American women.

U.S. Reps. Introduce Resolution Recognizing Trans Day of Remembrance

"Violence against transgender Americans, particularly Black and Brown [trans] women, has become a national epidemic and we cannot allow ourselves to turn a blind eye towards this gross injustice."

These 24 violent extremist & anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy groups pose a danger to LGBTQ+ people

Looking at the groups that threaten drag queens, transgender people and the broader LGBTQ+ community.